Senior Advisor, Clinical Laboratory - Scientific Director, Flow Cytometry
Company: Northwell Health
Location: Greenvale
Posted on: March 12, 2025
Job Description:
Job Description
Plans, organizes and evaluates the staff and operations, and
ensures staffing, materials, and equipment needs are met and
turn-around-time is within acceptable limits. Leads the development
and maintenance of methods to ensure employee validation and/or
competency; assists in seeking and implementing solutions to issues
relating to the processing and delivery of highly accurate and
precise patient data. Seeks to find solutions to enhance the
delivery of data to clinicians.
This individual is expected to lead the technical development and
optimization of multicolor flow cytometry and new assay
implementation including minimal residual disease (MRD) detection
for B-cell, T-cell, plasma cell and myeloid neoplasms, using state
of the art instrumentation. This individual should have specialized
training and experience in flow cytometry and will have the
opportunity to utilize expertise and skills in a clinical setting
to provide accurate and reliable laboratory results to clinicians
evaluating and treating patients with hematologic malignancies. The
individual will work closely with members of the Flow cytometry
laboratory, including Medical Director, Section Chief, Laboratory
Operations Manager and clinical laboratory technologists, and
members of the Division of Hematopathology.
Job Responsibility
- Develops, and monitors operating policies and procedures for
the clinical sections of the Central Laboratories, specifically the
Flow Cytometry section and oversees daily function of the
Chemistry/Hematology/Coagulation testing; Coordinates robotics
system enhancements for instrumentation, Laboratory design and
organization; monitors and directs activities to enhance the
delivery of results to clinicians.
- Maintains current policy and procedure manual; reviews and
revises as necessary; demonstrates understanding of all tests
performed at the Central Laboratories and answers technical
questions as necessary.
- Oversees the preparation and justification of department budget
for the major testing areas within the Central Laboratories;
oversees the ordering and approval of supplies and inventory
Directs QA functions; assists in the development, evaluation and
maintenance of QC/QA reporting.
- Reviews monthly statistics for the Core Laboratory and submits
reports as directed; investigates, prepares and responds to any
incident issue that affects the production of patient
data.
- Directs/monitors external PT program.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory standards governing the
Clinical Lab.
- Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted
here are considered essential functions of the job under the
Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but
considered related are not essential functions.
- Development, optimization and validation of 10-color or more
flow cytometry for leukemia and lymphoma immunotyping
- New assay development, including MRD platforms and
implementation of new markers
- Standardization, calibration, data analysis, quality management
and troubleshooting of assays.
- Training of laboratory staff in instrumentation and data
analysis
- Ability to create, implement, and monitor quality control
programs and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Capable of developing training programs for laboratory staff on
quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
- Strong interpersonal skills to communicate quality goals and
findings to all laboratory personnel effectively
- Ability to communicate complex technical information to
laboratory staff
Job Qualification
- Master's Degree required. PHD preferred.
- Current license to practice as a Clinical Laboratory
Technologist in New York State required, plus specialized
certifications as needed.
- 10+ years of technical experience and 2+ years of leadership /
management experience, required.
- An advanced degree in relevant fields including clinical
pathology, hematology, immunology, or molecular biology is
required. MD and/or PhD is preferred but not mandatory.
- Minimum of 2 years of hands-on flow cytometry in a laboratory
setting
- Proven experience in developing, validating, and interpreting
multi-color (10 color or more) flow cytometry and MRD assays
strongly preferred
- Experience in managing a laboratory team, including quality
control and regulatory compliance is desirable
- In-depth understanding of flow cytometry principles and
instrumentation, assay development and MRD detection
- Implement proper assay validation suitable for New York State
approval
- Strong knowledge of instrument calibration, maintenance, and
troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in data analysis and review of assay
performance
- Strong knowledge of laboratory regulations (e.g., CLIA, CAP)
and industry guidelines
- Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining quality
management systems that meet regulatory standards
- Training in conducting internal audits and proficiency testing
to assess compliance and identify areas of improvement.
- Skills in root cause analysis and corrective action
implementation.
- Track record of publishing in related field is
desirable
- Familiarity with current scientific literature, emerging
technologies, and assay development
*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate
listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation
that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at
the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the
future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate,
several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location,
specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education,
credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal
equity).
Keywords: Northwell Health, New York , Senior Advisor, Clinical Laboratory - Scientific Director, Flow Cytometry, Accounting, Auditing , Greenvale, New York
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